Renee Cipriano is currently a Partner and Environmental Lawyer with Thompson Coburn LLP in

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. Ms. Cipriano provides strategic planning and counseling around statutory and regulatory requirements, enforcement and compliance. Cipriano is the former director of the

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) of the state of Illinois is the primary body concerned with the protection of the environment for the state. The Illinois EPA's mission is "to safeguard environmental quality, consistent ...

. She left the Illinois EPA in May 2005 after almost four years as director."Gov. Blagojevich thanks IEPA Director Renee Cipriano for a job well done" - http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/PressReleasesListShow.cfm?RecNum=3954 She was succeeded by Douglas P. Scott.

Views on product regulations

Cipriano sees significant tension between federal and state product regulation, including those meant to protect the environment from contaminants that have been incorporated into products. She thinks the fact that states, not federal lawmakers, adopt and enforce most of these product regulations presents "great challenges", for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in particular.

Awards and appointments

In 2009, Cipriano was appointed to the Illinois Carbon Capture and Sequestration Legislation Commission by Illinois Senate President John J. Cullerton."Expiration and Vacancy Report Governor's Appointments" - http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/Gov.pdf Cipriano, who is co-chair of Keep Chicago Beautiful, won its President's Lifetime Volunteer Service Award in 2011. Keep Chicago Beautiful is an affiliate of

Keep America Beautiful Keep America Beautiful is a nonprofit organization founded in 1953. It is the largest community improvement organization in the United States, with more than 700 state and community-based affiliate organizations and more than 1,000 partner organiz ...

, an environmental organization that advocates litter prevention, recycling, and community greening. In October 2011, she was named 2012 Chicago Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year by ''Best Lawyers''."Schiff Hardin Partner Renee Cipriano Named 2012 Chicago Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers" - http://www.schiffhardin.com/news-events/news-releases/schiff-hardin-partner-renee-cipriano-named-2012-chicago-environmental-law-lawyer-of-the-year-by-best-lawyers A February 9, 2006 Chicago Tribune article written by Michael Hawthorne raised the issue of Cipriano registering as a lobbyist for Ameren less than a year after leaving public office. The article cites a 2003 ethics law barring state employees from working for companies they formerly regulated for at least one year. However, the article also stated that an EPA spokeswoman argued "that the law doesn't apply to Cipriano's new job lobbying for a power company subject to scores of environmental regulations."

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